Romanus III Argyrus

Romanus III Argyrus
born с 968
died April 11, 1034

Byzantine emperor (1028–34).

An undistinguished Byzantine patrician, he was compelled by the dying emperor Constantine VIII to marry his daughter Zoe and become his successor. Romanus proved inept in military and financial matters, and his effort to repel Muslim invaders was unsuccessful (1030). He is believed to have been poisoned by his wife.

* * *

▪ Byzantine emperor
born c. 968
died April 11/12, 1034

      Byzantine emperor from 1028 to 1034.

      Of noble family, he was a prefect of Constantinople when he was compelled by the dying emperor, Constantine VIII, to marry his daughter Zoe and to become his successor. Romanus showed great eagerness to make his mark as a ruler but was mostly unfortunate in his enterprises; and in his endeavour to relieve the pressure of taxation and lavish expenditure on the churches of the capital, he disorganized the finances of the state. In 1030 he resolved to retaliate against the incursions of the Muslims on the eastern frontier by leading a large army against Aleppo, but he was defeated. His drowning was supposed to have been caused by his wife.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Romanus — /roh may neuhs/, n. died A.D. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897. * * * (as used in expressions) Romanus III Argyrus Romanus IV Diogenes Romanus I Lecapenus * * * ▪ pope [897] born , near Cività Castellana, near Rome [Italy] died November 897… …   Universalium

  • III — (as used in expressions) Abd al Rahman III Afonso III Alexander III Amenhotep III Andronicus III Palaeologus Antiochus III Augustus III Cabell Calloway III Casimir III Charles III Christian III …   Universalium

  • Romanos III Argyros — or Romanus III Argyrus (Greek: Ρωμανός Γ΄ Αργυρός, Rōmanos III Argyros ), (968 ndash; April 11, 1034) was Byzantine emperor (November 15, 1028 April 11, 1034). His last name is Greek for silver .Life Romanos Argyros was the son of an unnamed… …   Wikipedia

  • Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… …   Universalium

  • The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Byzantinisches Reich — (Oströmisches Reich, Griechisches Kaiserthum), entstand durch die Theilung des Römischen Reichs, welche der Kaiser Theodosius I. 395 n. Chr. vornahm, s. Rom (Gesch.). Das B. R. umfaßte die sämmtlichen orientalischen Provinzen (Syrien, Kleinasien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Byzantine emperors* — ▪ Table Byzantine emperors* Zeno 474–491 Anastasius I 491–518 Justin I 518–527 Justinian I 527–565 Justin II 565–578 Tiberius II Constantine (Tiberius II Constantinus) 578–582 Maurice 582–602 Phokas (Phocas) 602–610 Heraclius …   Universalium

  • Zoe — /zoh ee, zoh/, n. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning life. Also, Zoë. * * * born с 978, Constantinople died 1050, Constantinople Byzantine empress. The daughter of Constantine VIII, she married Romanus III Argyrus in 1028. He died in… …   Universalium

  • eparch — /ep ahrk/, n. 1. the prefect or governor of an eparchy. 2. Eastern Ch. a bishop or metropolitan of an eparchy. [1650 60; < Gk éparchos commander, governor, prefect. See EP , ARCH] * * * ▪ Byzantine official       the leading Byzantine government… …   Universalium

  • Hagia Sophia — For other uses, see Hagia Sophia (disambiguation). Aghia Sophia redirects here. For the steamship, see SS Aghia Sophia. Hagia Sophia Ayasofya (Turkish) Ἁγία Σοφία (Greek) Sancta Sophia (Latin) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”